Montana’s Reign Continues

SPARTANBURG, S.C. --- Montana holds onto the No.1 spot in the FCS Coaches Poll. Montana beat Weber State, 18-10, to keep its undefeated season alive. Montana received 668 points and 18 of 28 first place votes.

Also garnering first place votes were North Dakota State in second with 649 points and four first place votes, Massachusetts in third with five first place votes and 638 points and McNeese State in seventh with one first place vote and 536 points. Northern Iowa, Appalachian State, Southern Illinois, Wofford, James Madison and Youngstown State round out the top 10.

The biggest leap in the poll came when Richmond, who was No.25 in last week’s poll jumped 10 spots to No.15 after beating No.11 New Hampshire 45-38.

FCS Coaches Poll is based exclusively on a voting panel of head coaches in the FCS under the cooperation of the Collegiate Commissioners Association (CCA) and the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA).

The poll is available on the newly-created FCS web page that features the poll, conference scores and standings, and features on FCS programs and players. The Southern Conference oversees the poll and maintain the web site.

FCS Coaches Poll (Oct. 1, 2007)

Points Last Week

1. Montana (4-0) (18) 668 1

2. North Dakota State (4-0) (4) 649 3

3. Massachusetts (4-1) (5) 638 2

4. Northern Iowa (5-0) 630 4

5. Appalachian State (4-1) 566 5

6. Southern Illinois (5-0) 544 6

7. McNeese State (4-0) (1) 536 7

8. Wofford (4-1) 513 8

9. James Madison (4-1) 501 9

10. Youngstown State (4-1) 474 10

11. Delaware (5-0) 421 12

12. Hofstra(4-0) 383 14

13. Montana State (3-1) 301 17

14. New Hampshire (2-2) 260 ` 11

15. Richmond (3-1) 249 25

16. Eastern Illinios(3-2) 224 21

17. Yale (3-0) 213 20

18. Nicholls State (3-1) 191 22

19. Sam Houston State (2-2) 190 15

20. Hampton (3-1) 145 13

21. Delaware State(3-1) 101 NR

22. Illinois State (2-3) 100 16

23. Western Illinois (3-2) 98 17

24. Cal Poly (3-2) 91 24

25. The Citadel (3-1) 54 NR

Others Receiving Votes: Southern (40), Lafayette (39), Grambling State (37), Georgia Southern (36), San Diego (32), Furman (28), Eastern Washington (22), South Dakota State (22), Lehigh (18), Alabama A&M (17), South Carolina State (13), Elon (11), Drake (6), Portland State (6), Arkansas-Pine Bluff (5), Eastern Kentucky (5), William & Mary (5), Alabama State (4), Norfolk State (4), Tennessee Tech (4), UC Davis (3), Missouri State (2), Princeton (1).

For more information, contact Curt Cassell (ccassell@socon.org) at 864-591-5100.